Instagram and Pinterest are two of the biggest forms of social media when it comes to “pretty” edible delights. But what about those of us who are average ? Yes we can make or attempt to make a lot of those recipes but they don’t usually turn out as “pretty.”

So what’s wrong with that? Nothing I say! As long as it’s edible, preferably good tasting, it doesn’t have to look professional.

Here are a few of my creations. *Please note, I don’t tend to specifically measure my ingredients so be sure to gage on your own accord.

First is my take on a healthy cookie.

Banana Chocolate Walnut Cookie:

Preheat oven at 350 degrees F

Ingredients:

Bananas

peanut butter chocolate protein powder

quick oats

chopped walnuts

dark chocolate melting wafers

olive oil

Mash bananas well. Then add the protein powder and stir thoroughly. Add the oats and walnuts and mix. Add a touch of olive oil (so it won’t stick)

Put parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Spoon out the mixture onto the sheet. Mine made a full batch of 12, then I had enough for about 7 more cookies. Flatten out each cookie blob with one dark chocolate wafer in the middle. Bake for about 10-15 min. I check every 5 min or so just to make sure they aren’t burnt. You can always bake a little longer.

Next recipe is a little more sweet but who says you can’t indulge right?

I call it “Maple Pretzel Blob” Unless someone can let me know a better name ??

Ingredients:

Maple marshmallows

mini pretzel twists

a touch of margarine or butter

walnuts

small handful of dark chocolate wafers

In a bowl, maple marshmallows and touch of margarine or butter. Melt in microwave. Be wary it can melt over the bowl and be a bit of a sticky mess. Mine was manageable though. Mix as best you can once melted. Add the pretzels, walnuts and wafers and stir. Pour mix into a parchment paper lined pan. Put into the fridge to set.

(told you it looks like a blob! but a tasty blob!)

Next is homemade chips!

Spicy Tortilla Chips:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Line parchment paper on a cookie sheet.

Ingredients:

olive oil

tortillas cut into pieces

spices (any that you want to use)

In a bowl add spices to olive oil and stir. Drench or coat lightly the tortilla pieces and place on the cookie sheet. Bake until desired crispness.

For tasty homemade nachos I shredded some cheese over these chips and melted in the microwave.

See I’m not a professional by any means but I can make tasty things, even if they don’t look “pretty!” How about you?